On July 27, 2020, the Washington Post reported, Two coronavirus vaccines begin the last phase of testing: 30,000-person trials, wrapping it in historical terms: Getty Images At 6:45 a.m. Monday, a volunteer in Savannah, Ga., received a shot in the arm and became the first participant in a massive human experiment that will test the effectiveness of… Read More »
As Health Data Management wraps up 27 years of reporting on the healthcare information technology industry today, it gives me a chance to pause and reflect, and to look hopefully toward the future for the industry. Much has been accomplished. I recall an early HIMSS conference at which an exhibit featured a one terabyte database… Read More »
The future of telehealth has been a primary concern among providers, payers and patients over the last few months. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that the “normal” healthcare landscape won’t return for some time, if ever. Federal policymakers enacted dozens of changes throughout the crisis to ease access to telehealth. Now, the question… Read More »
I would like to believe that we Americans actually know what we should eat for a healthy diet. If that is true then why are so many Americans obese and why are so many in poor health because they are over eating the wrong foods? It is a fact that mass production and marketing… Read More »